19 U S A ( To l l - f r e e ) 1-877-381-2914 E m a i l info@theculturalexperience.com Early Periods Fernan Gonzalez, the founder of Castille, is buried. Day 6 – Soria and Burgo de Osma. To San Millan de Cogolla and the outstanding UNESCO listed Yuso Monastery. Thence to the excellent Clavijo castle and ruined monastery, the site of a mythical battle in which Santiago appeared. We end our day at the ruined cloister of San Juan de Duero in Soria before travelling to Burgo de Osma, with its fine medieval streets and walls and check-in to the Renaissance-era former university, our hotel for the last two nights. Day 7 - Calatanzor. We head to Calatanazor a medieval village complete with castle and rock-cut graves, where the great Moorish warlord Almansur was fatally wounded in battle. We then explore a number of castles and churches that came under the influence of the Cid: the spectacularly sited Gormaz, Berlanga, Carecena, likely site where the poem of the Cid was written and the church of San Baudelio with its palm roof. Day 8 - Buitrago and home. We explore the fine Moorish walls of Buitrago dating from the period of the Cid and the 14th century Mendoza castle. Thence to Madrid and our flight home. The Moorish walls of Buitrago Oviedo Cathedral